Susan wrote: >Define just minor and major thirds, please. Beatless? And how do they >compare to tempered minor and major thirds in size? To put it in the cents realm, as opposed to beats: Distance in cents from just, for intervals in equal temperament: 1/2 step 1.73 cents narrow whole step 3.91 cents narrow minor third 15.64 cents narrow major third 13.69 cents wide fourth 1.96 cents wide aug. fourth 9.78 cents wide fifth 1.96 cents narrow minor sixth 13.69 cents narrow major sixth 15.64 cents wide minor seventh 3.91 cents wide major seventh 11.73 cents wide It is a common misconception that other instruments use equal temperament. It really only applies to fixed-pitch instruments, all others adjust pitch on-the-fly to sound "the best". That is usually doesn't leave time for the beat-counting that equal temperament requires. Ron Koval _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
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